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[fastcolts]

CCleaner 2.22.968, and several previous versions, "hangs" for a couple of minutes when cleaning Internet Explorer history. Eventually, it will complete the process and clean all checked items. I can uncheck IE History and it is blazing fast. Not sure, but this seemed to begin when I installed Windows Search and hangs regardless of whether or not Windows Search is running or closed. Ideas?

Thanks!

[DennisD]

Hi fastcolts, and welcome to Piriform.

Was that "Windows Search" part of a recent update from Microsoft?

Maybe uninstall it and see if it actually is the problem. You would need to check the "Show Updates" box in Add/Remove programs to do so.

EDIT: It probably starts with Windows if it's from MS. I can't check as I passed on that update.

[fastcolts]

DennisD,

Thanks for the reply and suggestion. Yes, it was from a recent Microsoft update, and uninstalling it solved the problem. CCleaner cleans IE History quickly without Windows Search installed. The "hang" reoccurs after reinstalling Windows Search.

I hate to give it up because it is so quick, thorough, and a huge improvement over the standard search engine in XP. I wonder if it is just something peculiar with my machine since I cannot find any other references to the issue in the forum. I normally use Firefox, so I may just uncheck the IE History box in CCleaner so I can keep Windows Search installed.

Thanks again!

DennisD, on Aug 14 2009, 09:17 AM, said:

Hi fastcolts, and welcome to Piriform.

Was that "Windows Search" part of a recent update from Microsoft?

Maybe uninstall it and see if it actually is the problem. You would need to check the "Show Updates" box in Add/Remove programs to do so.

EDIT: It probably starts with Windows if it's from MS. I can't check as I passed on that update.

[DennisD]

With it being an MS update, I would assume a lot of people have it installed, so maybe the CCleaner devs will look at the problem with a view to a later version of CCleaner.

Or maybe others who have installed this update, and are not having a similar problem, will assist by posting that information.

[jingle33]

DennisD, on Aug 14 2009, 04:28 PM, said:

With it being an MS update, I would assume a lot of people have it installed, so maybe the CCleaner devs will look at the problem with a view to a later version of CCleaner.

Or maybe others who have installed this update, and are not having a similar problem, will assist by posting that information.

I will also install it. Seems great.

[Alan_B]

jingle33, on Aug 15 2009, 09:24 AM, said:

I will also install it. Seems great.

I tired of the standard built in Windows search.
Too slow, too difficult to control, FAR to inclined to plunge into Acronis TIB files and then crash phenomenally.

I am more than happy with Super Finder from http://freesoftland....t/products.html
They have now released "Super Finder XT" - but I have no experience of that because I have only just visited their web-site to confirm my update link was still correct.

Alan

[DennisD]

Alan_B, on Aug 15 2009, 10:18 AM, said:

I am more than happy with Super Finder from http://freesoftland....t/products.html
They have now released "Super Finder XT" - but I have no experience of that because I have only just visited their web-site to confirm my update link was still correct.

Alan

Only had a quick look at this one, but it looks OK and there's a ZIP version (no install).

Thanks for the link Alan.

[Alan_B]

DennisD, on Aug 15 2009, 02:50 PM, said:

Only had a quick look at this one, but it looks OK and there's a ZIP version (no install).

Thanks for the link Alan.

I fully agree.
For any new tool/application I create a short-list of candidates that do NOT install,
preferably that make no use of the registry and hold all settings etc. in their own *.ini.
If they never use the registry, and leave it for me to add a desktop short cut they are top of the list.

I also like Portable Apps which also never install.
But am wary of some offerings that have been adapted from registry oriented applications.
My experience has been that when launched they swap "certain" registry keys with what they hold in an *.ini file,
and when they close they swap everything back so the final registry is exactly as it was, and the *.ini is updated with changes.
That all works perfectly, but unfortunately it uses a registry manipulator that always has a random variable name,
and my own Malware protection has never seen that name before so I get one or two "suspicous action" alerts to acknowledge.

Regards
Alan